Shelley Cardoos - New Bedford Guide

This Sunday, local artist and all-around local art enthusiast, Shelley Cardoos, will host an Open Studio at her studio on Sawyer St. from noon to 3PM. Shelley is no stranger to the New Bedford Art Community and is very active in many local organizations including:

Member of the New Bedford Cultural Council which gives grant money for local events.
Vendor Coordinator for Craft-O-Rama, a local craft fair.
Member of the Contemporaries of NBAM which organizes interactive at bases events at the New Bedford Art Museum.
Soapbox Social, a new group that organizes storytelling events.
Coordinator of New Bedford Open Studios, an event for artists to open up their studios to the public.

Shelley Cardoos

Just recently, Shelley added one more jewel to the crown, which she commented on in a recent conversation we had.

Shelley and I both are big supporters of the recent resurgence in the downtown area, so I asked her about that as well.

I wondered when she first got started with Art and what her major influences were that gor her where she is today.

Shelley did the artwork for McCarthy & Legge's Tickets to the Moon.

Youmay ask how she does all this as well as hold down a full-time position, but all of us who know her are not surprised!

Her studio will be open June 5 from Noon-3PM at 419 Sawyer Street #2 in New Bedford. The entrance is on the left of the building and the studio is on the second floor.

Artists Benares Angeley and Audrey Jerome will also have works for sale. They are moving to new studios so there will be plenty of art supplies, craft materials, furniture, fabric, patterns and frames for sale as well!